Child seriously hurt after being hit by driver in west Toronto [Video]

A child was rushed to the hospital after being hit by the driver of a vehicle in Toronto’s Weston neighbourhood late Sunday afternoon.

The collision happened near Weston Road and Wright Avenue, south of Lawrence Avenue West.

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Toronto police said they were called to that area at 4 p.m. for reports of a child that had been struck by a vehicle.

Police said the driver remained on scene.

The child, whose age and gender has not been disclosed, was taken to a trauma centre with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, say paramedics.

A portion of Weston was closed as police investigated, but has since reopened.